Call me lucky! My small group of Rugers have been mostly trouble free. Not to say that a little polishing in tHe triggers did pay off on a couple. My fleet: a couple of Mk I .22 pistols, a Bearcat about fifteen years old (trigger polished), a ss Single six convertible, an early ss .44 Special FT, a .44 Mag 50th Anniversary (fit and finish rivals 1910 era Colt SAAs with that one), and my stainless synthetic 580 Mini-14 shoots darn close to the magic inch with a good scope and a trigger job, using factory ammo.
I am stubborn and want to like No 1s. Over the years I have had six, maybe more. Fit and finish was fine. They just do not fit my physique. I can't get scopes back far enough, even with the ugly extension rings. I surrender on those. My only 77 experience was a tang safety .270 that I gifted my BIL. It was his only rifle. Every time he pulled the trigger, something, usually a mule deer or coyote, died.
Are my Rugers perfect? Close, but the two FT models could use fuller grips. I need to work on that. I do not think that any of my Rugers were made in the last eight years. The Mini and Single Six may be newer than I recall. Also, all except the Anniversary model, were purchased by me after looking them over at a retail store. The anniversary was a gift from my wife, selected with help from my SIL.
My experience with Ruger's CS has been good. New rear sight for a Mk I and ring swaps has been excellent.
Looking at new products, and not just from Ruger, I do understand what you guys are complaining about. Fit and finish has largely gone to pot from most makers. My only new gun purchase in the last couple of years is a CZ 527 .223. So far so good. New Marlins, most Remingtons, and S&W makes one barf just looking at them. Needless to say, my used gun selection usually put me back into the sixties and seventies, if not older. Guns were better then. Cars were not. The Japaneese made US auto makers mostly do better. Mercedes? Daughter and grandson both drive S550s. I would choose a Toyota Avalon or Lexus LS over the MB any day. My limo is a top of the line Toyota Van. My bride drives a baby Lincoln SUV. Almost 3k cheaper than a comparable Ford. Ford or Lincoln dealer, one screwed up, as list prices were close. No matter, she is happy.
Jack